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Don't Follow Vee by Oliver Phommavanh

27/2/2023

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Click on the images for websites, digital curricula, videos and lesson plans about cyber safety for students, educators and parents. 
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Waiting For The Storks by Katrina Nannestad

13/2/2023

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Click on the images below for a lesson plan to use with Stage 3, more information about the author, and information about the invasion of Poland in WW2. 
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The Katha Chest by Radhiah Chowdhury, Ill. by Lavanya Naidu.

2/11/2022

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Looking After Country With Fire by Victor Steffenson & Sandra Steffenson

2/11/2022

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Curse of the Vampire Robot by Graeme Base

29/9/2022

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Graeme Base Website
Dorothea MacKellar Poetry Resources
Lorraine Marwood Poetry Resources
Poetry4Kids Website
Click on the images above for author information and poetry website resources.
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Timeline of Computer History. Click on image.

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Make Your Own Robot
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Episode 2: The Imagineer by Christopher Cheng, Ill. Lucia Masciullo

19/9/2022

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Image credit Academy For Enterprising Girls.
Empathise: connect with and understand the needs and perspective of your users
Define: use prior knowledge and insights to define the problem that needs to be solved
Ideate: brainstorm and explore a lot of different ideas
Prototype: transform your ideas to create a tangible outcome
Test: take your prototype to your end users to observe and gain feedback. Refine and redevelop. 

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Year 5 Lesson
Some Design Thinking websites and presentations to explore:
Design Thinking in the Library Presentation by Kerry Gittins
Academy for Enterprising Girls 
IDEO-U
Victorian Department of Education and Training
Standford DSchool 

​For more activities follow the Lesson Activities link
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Episode 1: Stellarphant by James Foley

19/9/2022

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So excited to share our first episode of With This Book We Can hosted by myself and amazing TL buddy Lynette Barker. Don't forget to drop us a line in the comments to let us know your thoughts. Thanks for listening!

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For more on James Foley and the book visit his website. For more activities follow the Lesson Activities link
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    Just a couple of TL's chatting about the books they love and offering some tips and insights on possible uses within the classroom. On this blog page you'll find all the episode activities and notes mentioned by me. For  activities and notes mentioned by Lynette click on her blog page Mrs Barker's Tearoom

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